Day 3 Cappadocia We drove through the country to Derinkuyu, one of the larger of several underground cities. That’s right. Not only did the Cappadocians carve out caves; they carved out entire underground cities -with tools made of bone. Our
Day 2 Cappadocia In the morning we enjoyed the lavish breakfast spread at the hotel. Our philosophy throughout this time was stuff yourself at breakfast, eat a light lunch on the trail, and eat out for dinner. We sent one our
Day 6 Istanbul / Day 1 Cappadocia We landed at the airport in Kayseri, a fairly large city whose design was unusual. Though widely spread out, most of the housing seemed to be in high rise apartments. And the apartments
Day 4 in Istanbul Our fourth day in Istanbul, a Monday, we had arranged to see the major sites of Istanbul with a Turkish tour guide we met at the afternoon worship service the day before. What was interesting was
The name of the city of Istanbul comes from the Greek phrase eis ten polin, which means “into the city.” For centuries, it was simply The City. The emperor Constantine changed the name of Byzantium to “New Rome” when he
Here are backpacks, one per person, for 6 weeks of international travel. Traveling light fits our minimalist ethos, but more than that it’s just so convenient to be able to carry all of our stuff on our backs. Will we
Some time ago one of my sons asked at bedtime (the best time for philosophical questions, either because of the potential for stalling or the potential of having one parent alone and uninterrupted), “How do we know that when we